Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop a flexible framework through which
business processes can be modelled, simulated and reengineered in a cost‐effective way …

Looks at the changing nature of the construction supply industry and the role of electronic
commerce in the evolved market. With the emphasis shifting from supply‐to demand‐driven …

Globalisation and competitive pressure urge many organisations to radically change
business processes. Although this approach can provide significant benefits such as …

Business process reengineering (BPR) projects have been carried out for many years, with
varying degrees of success. Two key reasons for failure are distinguished from the literature …

A case study demonstrates the use of a process-based approach to change regarding the
implementation of an information system for road traffic accident reporting in a UK police …

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This paper describes a socio-technical approach to business process redesign through the
investigation of complex interactions and dependencies among humans and IT systems of …

Previous research suggests that developing dynamic models of business processes prior to
their radical change could increase the success of BPR projects. Identifies barriers …

Computer-based simulation models of business processes offer a powerful mechanism for
modelling organizational structures and arriving at informed recommendations for change …

Designing organizational structures can be a complex and demanding task, one that can be
greatly assisted by the use of carefully developed models. In this paper we investigate the …